Gaston Company is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $2, 500,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's tax rate is 30% and its aftertax cost of capital is 12%. It uses the straight-line depreciation method for financial reporting and tax purposes. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows: Required: Compute the project's net present value. (Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places.) Net present value